Bus drivers, school

Detailed Occupation

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2020 Workforce
304k
Average Age
53.5
Average Salary
$27,608
Average Male Salary
$29,927
Average Female Salary
$25,658

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Bus drivers, school are most often employed by the Elementary & secondary schools industry. The average yearly wage for Bus drivers, school was $27,608 in 2020.

The locations that employ the most Bus drivers, school are Queens Village, Cambria Heights & Rosedale PUMA, NY, Islip Town (Northwest) PUMA, NY, and Castle Hill, Clason Point & Parkchester PUMA, NY. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Bus drivers, school are Cincinnati City (West) PUMA, OH, Navajo & Apache Counties PUMA, AZ, and Islip Town (Northwest) PUMA, NY.

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Employment and salary information for the Bus drivers, school workforce. Bus drivers, school workforce in 2020 was 303,845 people, of which 54.3% were women and 45.7% were men. Bus drivers, school are paid most in Pelham Parkway, Morris Park & Laconia PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Cincinnati City (West) PUMA, OH.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping
138,832
Male Workforce
± 9.14k
165,013
Female Workforce
± 9.97k

The Bus drivers, school workforce in 2020 was 303,845 people (54.3% women and 45.7% men). This implies an average annual growth of −2.96% between 2018 (313,104) and 2020 (303,845).

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Employment by Location

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Bus drivers, school.

During 2020, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Hawaii ($48,348), New York ($37,566), and California ($37,279).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$27,608
AVERAGE WAGE
#465 in the ranking (2020)
$55,954
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2020, Bus drivers, school earned an average of $27,608, $28,346 less than the average national salary of $55,954

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Wage Distribution

Gender
0.354
WAGE GINI

In 2020, Bus drivers, school had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.354, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Bus drivers, school (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Information on the industries that employ Bus drivers, school and on wages for those in the field. Elementary & secondary schools is the industry that employs the most Bus drivers, school, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Bus drivers, school, by average wage, is Construction ($47,729).

Occupations by Industries

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Value
304k
2020 Workforce
± 13,519
−2.87%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 6.43%

This graphic shows the share of Bus drivers, school employed by various industries. Elementary & secondary schools employs the largest share of Bus drivers, school at 57%, followed by Bus service & urban transit with 41.8% and Child day care services with 1.16%.

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Demographic information on Bus drivers, school in the US. The workforce of Bus drivers, school in 2020 was 303,845 people, with 54.3% woman, and 45.7% men. The average age of male Bus drivers, school in the workforce is 56.6 and of female Bus drivers, school is 50.9, and the most common race/ethnicity for Bus drivers, school is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Bus drivers, school in 2020 was 303,845 people, with 54.3% woman, and 45.7% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 55 to 59 years (46,305 people), 60 to 64 years (46,257  people), and 50 to 54 years (39,612 people). Among them they concentrated 43.5% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

Gender

In 2020, 12.9% of Bus drivers, school workers were Hispanic and 87.1% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (68.5%), Puerto Rican (18.9)%, and Dominican (12.6)%

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Races

In 2020, 66.5% of the Bus drivers, school workforce were White, of which 54.2% were women and 45.8% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (23.9%) and Other (3.87%).

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Data on higher education choices for Bus drivers, school from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Bus drivers, school is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2020 were Mechanical Technologies.

Majors

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Type of Majors
Degree

The most common majors achieved by Bus drivers, school in 2020 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (7,964 people), Education (4,619 people), and Social Sciences (1,899 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Bus drivers, school workers were High School or Equivalent (131,459 people), Some college (87,688 people), and Associates Degree (28,804 people).

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